Archive for July, 2008
I have never realized the hardship of being a mother until I become a mother myself. Within one month, I quickly grew up to take the responsibility of motherhood. It was the most physical demanding period in my life. However, when I recall this period of time, a sense of achievement and success filled in [...]
Fast-growing motherhood | 
July 31, 2008 7:56 am | 
Comments (0) There are 101 reasons for breastfeeding the baby. But nobody told me one fact: breastfeeding is a pain, real physical pain. The first time to breastfeed my baby was life-time memory. When I saw the cute tiny one sucking my nipple and held her with my arms at the same time, that combined feeling of [...]
Breastfeeding | July 23, 2008 3:32 pm | Comments (2) Before DD arrived, baby caring was a rosy cozy picture to me: She lies comfortably on my shoulder with a beautiful satisfying smile on her face. I pat her and ouch her gently, singing and talk to her softly. Light melody of music is surrounding us… When I face the real world, I find baby-caring [...]
Overwhelming baby-caring | July 9, 2008 12:27 pm | Comments (0) Day 3 Close to midnight, I suddenly felt waves of pain on a small spot of my lower tummy. They came and left like contractions. I informed the nurse about this situation. “The medication mustn’t reach that area, so you feel the pain of contractions there.” The nurse said, “Is it bothering you a lot?” [...]
DD's birth story | July 7, 2008 12:38 pm | Comments (0) Day 2 To begin the induction, at 8 PM of day 1, the nurse put a prostaglandin gel on my cervix to make it ripen (soften and open). At 4 AM the next morning (day 2), the nurse came in and woke me up. I took a shower. At 5 AM, the pitocin was administered [...]
DD's birth story | July 2, 2008 12:33 pm | Comments (0) 
